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The Snake Charmers
12+ albums
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about
The Snake Charmers band from Houston, Texas, plays rockin', swingin', bluesy music. Their first CD, "Been Gone Too Long," was released in December 2008 and the band has been nominated for a Houston Press Music Awards for Best Blues Band. Fronted by vocalist/keyboardist Marie Angell, Larry Meeker on guitar, Will Blumentritt playing bass and Eric Blumentritt on drums, the band plays an eclectic mix of blues/blues rock music. "The band is more than a group of four individuals. Angell tells us that “…each brings something unique to the CD. Really, this is a unit”. This unity shows as the album is a well balanced, well written, and well produced work. " -John South, Texas Music Journal "Her bandmates … slide in and out of the spaces around Angell's vocals with a minimum of overplaying, though … "No Mercy" and "Hoochie Mama" suggests they're more than capable of cutting loose if they wanted to. Choosing not to, though, gives Been Gone Too Long a touch of class" -Chris Gray, Houston Press "This Houston, TX-based quartet excels when matching the smoky voice of Marie Angell and her playfully risqué lyrics with standard blues patterns, as best evinced on “I Wanna Do Right,” “Move On Blues,” and “(I Wanna Be A) Hoochie Mama." -Dryvetyme, Dryvetyme Onlyne "...subtle Bad Company flavor, at times, and then shifts into throaty blues vocals that make the spine shiver. Seriously good stuff. " -David N. Wilson, TweepleBlog "The bass-driven title track combines raw sexiness and yearn
